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a a large majority of them would never be returned to the House ,F,ant l . The public fein, subjects;o the contrary, was very active 7_ ll _° 'ery stron g on the '"°):_tling exclaim, in reference to the decision of last night, ; r oo d God I and is this a Reformed House of Commons..? is w orse tha n t h e worst in the time of the rotten boroughs. " th i :! . l ... l ?l!...l‘ . l ember conc l u d e d b y stat i ng i t as his determina " divide the House, if any attempt was made to with draw the motion. matte o f any description, which were always found to have an lOrieus operation. He supported the motion of the Hon. Member opposite, as a step to the repeal of the Corn Laws. the hopes of the agriculturists than the declaration that had made b y the President of the Board of Trade. After ar m fwords from Mr. C. FE RG US SON, Member Hon, for Worcester. H e f e lt t h at t h e propos i t i on o f t h e Member w ou ld b e b eneficial to the shipping interest. late Mr. EWA RT was of o pi n i on t h at the inquiry was calcu_ ,d r to do good, an would should therefore support it. J. R. REID also support it. the ir .eaI:UME was p uzz l e d to k now whether the o b jection to he m ure was mi n i ster i a l or agricultural. If agricultural, ondered why the Noble Marquis opposite (the Marquis of .uhandos) h a d not spoken against it. The alarm which ex isted against the measure was unfounded, whilst it possessed co nsiderabl e a d vantages as respected the carrying trade of this country, and w also as regarded the ufact of flour, who wo uld derive considerable profits from man it. He urer , would, how 2Ver, recommend the Hon. Member for Worcester to wave Tx !notion, an d allow the Right Hon. the President of the board of Trade to bring in a Bill. Though hostile to the corn laws he (Mr. Hume) would not attack them by a side Wi nd. He would wish to know from the Right Hon. Gentle nlan (Mr. P. Thompson) what he meant ? allow the holders of foreign wheat in bond to grind it for ex portation ; but whe n h e ma d e t h e propos i t i on, he was told it !vould be of no use. If any parties said it would be useful, :I v ! had no o bj ect i on to bring forward the measure ; but other is‘e he did not f eel himself called upon to do so. air. YOUNG wished to knowhether biscuits woul be allowed to be baked from wheat t in bond, if the u proposed d Bill Were adopted? M r- P. THOIVISON—Yes, upon the principle that the Whole were exported. reMr. A. CHAPMAN was of opinion that the Committee °ved f or would be the most competent tribunal to decide upon question. v The M arqu i s of CH ANDOS could not support the mo ,loll. Th e A gr i cultural Committee which had been already 41 3 0inted, w ere per f ectly competent to i nqu i re i nto the w h o l e %atte r . Lord SAND ON agreed to the principle of the motion, and thou got the present the best time for carrying it into effect. A ,Mr. GIS BORNE thought the proposition of the Hon. 'ember . for Worcester a very fair one. That Hon. Member toil he would not call for a Committee, if he was not prepared hcw that no i n j ury could accrue to the agricultural i nterest. An. neproposal of sen di ng the q uestion to be considered by the „ricu ltural Committ ee , was like addinginsult to injury. It was sending it before wh a t h e was sorr y t o h ear ca ll e d i n th at nouse an opposing interest. Mr. WARBURTON was in favour of the committee s ought by the Hon. Member for Worcester, and saw no reason w hY it should not be granted. b,, M ,_ r • S. LE FE VRE wou ld, as an agr i cu l tur i st, if i t cou ld s hown to hi m t h at no i n j ury wou ld b e d one to t h e agricul t oral interest, accede to the measure. LABOUCHERE opposed the motion. ".".. PELHAM and Mr. THORNLE Y made some obser vations which were inaudible. t 3 r• LUSHING TON thought that permission to convert epos‘ined w h eat into biscuits for our own as well as for foreign umption would be of great benefit to the country, as it W or ag f ,. eig n well kno wn t h at our vesse l s f requent l y got the i r b i scuit at markets. H e wou ld, t h ere f ore , support t h e mot i on. ,air. ROBINSON replied. 4 he House then divided, when there appeared, For the motion 4O Against it Majority MUTINY BILL. On bri ng i ng up the report of the Mutiny Bill, ii. LENNA RD rose to propose a clause to the effect that waging i n t h e B r i t i sh army be abolished, except in time of • From what had been expressed last night he was induced to believe that a much larger number of Members would have voted in fa vour o f hi s H on . Friend, the Member for Barn :we had h e b rought forward a more moderate motion. He s as one of th ose w h o th oug ht t h e t i me h a d arr i ve d w h en H --r ee modifi cat i on i n t h e mo d e o f pun i s hi ng t h e B r i t i s h so ldi er urt be a d opted, and the object of his motion was to enable I ° °- Members who thought with him to record their opinions I it s favour. N o permanent improvement could be made in e a rm) till this system was abolished. Allusions had been —ade to the armies of other countries ; but they need not g° so far, for our own police force was in an admirable S t a te of discipline, and no such punishment was there ',teamed of. Lord HOWICK complained that this motion thould have 'e'e r a brought forward, as it had been, in a very thin House, /I ,,l ; ter the full discussion whi c h th e su bj ec t h a d r ece i ve d l a st hi t Th e lion. Memb er sa id th a t a more mo difi e d mo ti on ln that made last night would have obtained more votes, but e well remembered that the Hon. Member for Worcester, Who differed with the Hon. Member for Barnstable as to the extremity to which he pushed his motion, yet voted for it, be ra° be con s id ere d i t as an expression of the opinion of the °f o use agai nst t h e retention of corporal punishment in the time Peace. lf the Hon. Member chose to press it to a division, • had no fear but that the majority would be much greater m ivid proportion than l ast n i g h t.—( Q uest i on, quest i on, Di v id e, of 1 ;; I r• O'CONNELL protested against retaining the power i t 'login g in the army in the time of peace. In actual war th alight be necessary, for the preservation of discipline, to give e commander such a power—nay, even the power of life and hadin extreme cases ; but that was no reason for retaining don e time of peace. The Hon. Member for Barnstable tic' n well to bring the present motion forward. The prac e'„ee of flogging was so odious to the public, so abhorrent to tl;eerY principle of humanity and good feeling, that it could not 11 1 % 11 longer be maintained. What justification could be set bP.lor the abominable system of tearing the flesh off a human ttelleg's bones in parcels? One man might at one time be able than another more than at another, so one man might be stronger te:fttother ; and yet the man of weak constitution was made p er i l _ as much as th e a bl e -b o di e d man, even to t h e i mm i nent of his life. What might be only punishment to one, might wo'neath to anot h er. It was well known that flogging often pro ulParalysis an d d eath. No surgeon could tell how small a i t would produce lock-jaw. Besides, the degradation of in Oa a sufficient objection. The Duke of Wellington was's evidence, gave them a conundrum on the subject, which li e ° yen a borrowed one, for it was taken from the French. er i te s aid the degradation was not in the punishment but in the u e . How wise this was. Many Hon. Gentlemen in that I ke s, he believed, got drunk without any degradation—( A ) 0 4)---but if they were flogged for it like the soldier they 1543;d surely think this a degradation. The punishment was 1 fit for dogs. They generally flogged spaniels, not human of t g_s• The Gallant General opposite gave them a picture ti le 1 ' gallantry of the British soldiers, who, though subject to 414 1 21, still died with wounds all in front, and he especially th ey 'll to the 57th Regiment. But he forgot to mention that tha t t a b s ° had the prints of flogging on their backs. He said tlndi se ,anny was at the commencement of the war in such an 4ec ordi Ptined state that flogging was found necessary. But, be et , Og to his description of the offenders, they should have t rooP a t ' in g• He (Mr. O'Connell) believed the British teas ed 4 ° he the bravest in the world—that they, at least, pos quere --cthat they aolaiers`ne character of enduring bravery more than any other to were more determined not to be con trite.' Bon any other soldiers—(Cheers)—and was it not ver e d f lug them like dogs—that their beads should be co gashes with laurels, while their backs were covered with GenefrOra the lash?--( Hear.) He would ask the Gallant any n a f l i s oPposite (Sir Henry Hardinge), without meaning flogge'd,)ence, What would be his sensations if he were wier e i Would he not look on it as a contamination—not that ru, ? character a laceration of all his feelings, but a taint on his If an undiscip ‘ lined army were an unfloggedar . my, ti e ,. „got be some reason for flogging them into subordina disei',,,?at it was no reason for flogging them after they were .puriert, and merned that covered with victory. He (Mr. O'Connell) . ° I M I - at this spaniel castigation, this ceaseless application lathy,4tr 14 sh, Was necessary for the discipline or valour of an na . s .. The battles of Marengo, Austerlitz, Jena, and Fried other j'° woo by unflogged soldiers. It was urged on the tieeesside that flogging sould not be continued if it was not Mai n , aad that necessity was its only justification. He for • alu ed that there was no such necssity—the armies of elgn States di d,en sed Proved that there was not. But flogging was Woo, whe with home. There wer e 7,000 p o lice in Ireland, Were well r.eligunts or p o li t i ca l animosities did not fi re t h em, andthesedisciplined• There were also the London police, Were discipline bodies were never flogged.—( H ea r.) If the soldiers h; re of that r 4 i s ,,, ow cl ass described, then their condition should bett " M uss their the er pay should be increased, so as to procure °ldier s b to th at , ov ear-) F or hi s part he would rather overpa y e e tle w enteell bar cur ern troopsthe should be di m i n i s h e d ; t h ere s h ou ld be r4l4 s and better paid. He heard it stated that it was r r o Y f te th i e ':cP up our present force in consequence of the equi red required for the colonies. Why were they so veto th2se_Because the colonies would not be allowed to go -I,tsi th er v e nt o n lves and defend themselves, in connection with the P e Ppo s i tie , tIY, as they had a right to do--(" Hear," from the 4)114,, frourn)tirlees,,and to this things will come soon.—(" Hear, Opposition.) No one should be made an °fa c e r until h e er. /t Was had soiled some time as a non-commissioned fit for non - commissioned officers when promoted f or gh t not b e ai r the , fi eld, and St. James's, but they would be the fitter for all the other active duties of the profes t.4.ltrlesn th'ear,laisa.ment had already, at a cost of twenty millions, the k 0 ,,, 1 0 , 1 .1 911 t of the hand of the West India planter ; and att.ttieeetZtthis free country, from the popular spirit of re brisler; wouldas growing through it to the ill-treatment of the etx not long allow it to remain in the hands of the Mr. 1 1. n ee r•--( Hear. ) thatn H on " . VizA supported the motion. , the rhetorical . O Ea (whose name we could not learn) said wouporical denunciations of the lion. Member for _ t ! i slarn ents " a PPIy with equal, if not stronger, effect to the elici t were ()rntioned by those of his party as substitutes, ate tendon duration and of a more spirit-killing and u , e r nau st b ue ncY.—( Loud cheers.) The path of the sol as to atiavoidabl traced by blood. His very profession " le t Pain W Y tiffulg p a i n, sh • hat was war but a regular system of ° nIY ust'fiedding blood, and committing violence? and b tl atio e of th 4411eStionealYste ed by necessity. This necessity Was the jus m Of flogging, and a necessity unhappily, existing,—( Hear.) I ~ Mr. PEMBE RTON said that the system of military dis cipline should not be interfered with by debates in popular as- Mr. T. DUN COMBE rose, not for the purpose of pro tracting the debate, but of calling the attention of the Noble Lord the Secretary at War to one point. The number of lashes was fixed by a general order from the Horse Guards, but perhaps the Noble Lord did not know that the quantity did not in all cases constitute the torture of the punishment, and that it was compounded not alone of the number of lashes, but of the mode and of the time in which they were inflicted. He (Mr. Duncombe) had been informed that there were com manding officers in the service who, considering on sonic oc casions the sentence of general Courts-martial too lenient, had evaded them by ordering the fifty lashes (he would suppose that number to be the punishment awarded) to be inflicted in minute or half-minute time—(Cries of " Name," and " No, no")—thus making a punishment which should last no longer than five minutes occupy at least an hour, in some cases con siderably more. However Hon. Members might differ with him on the subject of the motion before the House, he (Mr. Duncombe) was sure that there would be no disagreement be.. tween him and them as to the opinion that such a disgraceful and degrading practice should be discontinued. That could not be done unless the discretion of administering punishment was taken out of the hands of commanding officers. He, there fore, begged to call the attention of the Noble Lord to the circumstance, to the end that, as the butchering system of flog ging was to be persevered in, the punishment awarded under its provisions should be inflicted in the shortest possible period. Sir R. FERGUSON was grived to hear the statement made by the Hon. Member for Finsbury, as he presumed it was made on competent authority. If such an officer as the Hon. Member had described existed in the British army, he (Sir R. Ferguson) would say—" In God's name get rid of him at once !" He was satisfied that if the name of the indi vidual so charged was ever known, his Majesty would exer cise at once his Royal prerogative, and dismiss him the ser vice, without the intervention of a Court-Martial. As far, however, as he (Sir R. Ferguson) knew anything of the army, it was not the practice among Commanding Officers to do so ; and he was quite certain it was not that of the regi ment which he had the honour to command. It was incum bent on the Hon. Member to proceed, as he had begun with the subject. Sir H. HARDING E said that after the statement of the Hon. Member for Finsbury, the matter could not rest as it was. The _Hon. Member, he conceived, was bound to dis close the name of the offending party—(Cheers)—not in the House, but to the proper quarter where he could be brought to justice.—( Hear, hear.) The Hon. Member would confer a benefit on the country—render a service to the soldier—do the character of the army an essential good—if he proceeded to the Commander-in-Chief, and took the proper steps to de nounce the officer, whoever he was, that had so acted.— (Hear, hear, hear.) If the information of the Honourable Member was correct, he (Sir H. Hardinge) was quite sure the indignation of the army would fall on the offender ; and he was perfectly satisfied that no greater good could be done to the cause which he espoused by the Hon. Member than by his bringing the subject under the notice of the War Office. He (Sir H. Hardinge) declared upon his honour that in his know ledge of the army he had never even heard of such a case, still less knew of it.—( Hear.) It was incumbent on the Hon. Member to substantiate his statement, and it was the duty of the Noble Lord the Secretary at War to attend to it, and take all necessary steps to bring the delinquent to punishment. Lord H 0 WIC K believed, from all he knew of the army, that the existence of such a case as that alluded to by the Hon. Member for Finsbury was quite impossible. If the Hon. Member did not speak from undoubted authority, he was not justified in making the statement he had. If he did, it w as his duty to the country, to the House, and to the army, to proceed with the matter, and, by bringing the individual under the notice of the Commander-in-Chief, not alone obviate the evil for the present, but also prevent its recurrence for the future.—( Hear, hear.) With respect to the wish of the Hon. Member, that the punishment should be inflicted in the shortest possible time, he (Lord II.) could not agree with him in that view of the subject. He believed that it was more merciful to distribute the punishment over a comparatively long space of time than to give it altogether. The high degree of discipline of the navy, as well as the constant health of the men, was kept up in great part by such a system. A portion only of a flogging was inflicted at one time, and another portion at ano ther. In consequence of this arrangement it was expected that a man should be at his duty the next morning after he had been punished on board ship ; whereas in the army, where the quantity awarded was inflicted altogether, it never was so, and no such expectations were ever entertained. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said that, notwithstanding all which had been urged on the subject, he should not give up the name of the officer to whom he alluded, or the authority on which he stated the fact. He had the fullest reliance on his authority, and placed the most implicit credit in the circum stance. In mentioning the matter to the House, and calling the attention of the Noble Lord to it, he had only done his duty ;he would do no more. He trusted that no Command ing Officer would, in future, be allowed to exercise his own discretion in the mode or time of administering punish ment to the soldier. Lord HO WICK said that no commanding officer in the service was authorised to inflict punishment in any other than the usual manner.—( Hear.) Only one case of a deviation from that rule had occurred for several years. That was in Ireland, when the commanding officer had ordered the " cat" to be steeped in brine previous to the infliction of the punishment. For that he was, however, immediately brought to a Court martial, and dismissed the service at once.—( Hear.) Any officer guilty of such or similar conduct now would be at once served in the same manner; he would be immediately brought to a court-martial by Lord Hill, and the inevitable result would be cashiering.—( Hear.) Mr. C. FERGUSSON had no right to dictate to the Hon. Member for Finsbury the course he ought to pursue—. but he would venture to suggest that he could not let the sub ject he had introduced to the attention of the House rest where it was.—(Hear.) Having gone so far as to make a grave accusation against the service, he was bound, in strict justice to disclose the name of the offender. He had cast a stain on the character of the army, which would only be removed by such a course of conduct. The Hon. Member should either state the name of the party in the proper quarter, and substan tiate the charge against him, or he should express his sorrow and regret at having made such a statement without sufficient foundation.—( Hear.) Sir C. DALBIAC said that no officer in the British army had the power of acting as the Hon. Member for Finsbury had stated, except at the peril of losing his commission. The Hon. Member was bound in honour to go on with the charge he had made. As the matter stood, a stigma rested upon every commanding officer in the service.—( Hear.) The Hon. and Gallant Member, who was quite inaudible in the gallery from the noise which prevailed in the House, was understood to op pose the motion under discussion. The House was then cleared for a division, when the num bers were : Ayes Noes 62 135 Majority against the motion On our return we found that Mr. Bernal had brought up the Report of the Committee, which was ordered to be re ceived to-morrow (this day). The Alien Registration Bill passed through Committee and was reported. Colonel SIBTHORP deferred the presentation of his peti tion from the county of Lincoln on the subject of agricultural distress. The Attorney-General's Bill for the amendment of the law relative to copyholds was read a second time. Lord DARLINGTON presented a petition from Norwich against the Stamp Duties. The Reports on the Mutiny Bill and on the Marine Mutiny Bill were brought up, and the House adjourned at Elivcn o'clock. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The Conservative Association of the City of Lon don had a grand dinner on Wednesday in Covent garden Theatre. It would seem that the absence of the Duke of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel did not prove altogether satisfactory to the managers of this drama, for the Chairman, Mr. Henry Hoare, took care to intimate that " they were not met to celebrate the principles of any one man, or any particular set of men—not even the Conqueror of Waterloo, or the great Conservative Leader of the present day." (Who is the great Conservative Leader if the Duke of Wellington is not ?) Sir Robert Peel was attend ing his duty in Parliament, which afforded him a decent excuse for not exhibiting himself as a fellow performer with the Rev. Mortimer O'Sullivan, who, no doubt, spoke more to the taste of the generality of the audience. The Chairman boldly committed the Association to a partnership with the Orangemen. Though the Conservative Association was not exactly the same Society, yet what was proved against the one was no less proved against the other. Sir Robert Peel no doubt anticipated some such awkward declara tion as this, and knowing as he does the narrow escape of some of the leading Orangemen, against whom there was but too much proof of their having been privy to the designs broached by Colonel Fairman, he may well congratulate himself on his prudence in avoiding all participation hi the responsibility of the declaration. The Chairman, who plunged into all subjects, though in treating them his zeal not unfrequently outran his discretion, adverted to the opinions lately broached with respect to the House of Lords. The worthy gentleman was not a little perplexed to discover a reason for preferring . the Peers to the Commons. If it were necessary to destroy one of the Houses, he should say, " Perish the House of that irresponsible tyrant the people r —that is, the House which is re sponsible to the people. It might naturally be inferred fro m t hi s t h at ht preferred the House of Lords, the becaus e it is not responsible to the people. But he said, worthy gentleman hates the Commons be cause th e y are respons ibl e , and. loves the Peers be cause they are not irresponsible. "The Peers of England," an they met in public, debated in public, and their character, opi nions," were not an irresponsible body ; d conduct were public property." It would require the subtlety of one of the old schoolmen to state the precise difference between responsible and not irresponsible; but we must do the Chairman the justice to suppose that there was a better reason for his preference of the House of Lords than he hap pened to express. The responsibility of the Commons is like the responsibility of a debtor, who, if he do not pay his creditor, must suffer execution against his person or (mods—and the responsibility of the Lords is like that of a privileged debtor, who may pay if h e chooses, but cannot be compelled, and is therefore re sponsible only to himself. And the Duke of Beaufort, taking up the allusion to a collision between the two Houses, observed that "if the House of Lords were to be deterred by the threat of that collision from doing what they considered not for the good of the nation and the welfare of the country, let that collision come as soon as it would, they would stand manfully forward and do their duty." Aid, no doubt, his Grace of Beaufort thinks there is great man liness in rejecting measures considered by the nation conducive to its welfare, and sanctioned by the appro bation of a majority of the House of Commons, merely to show that they have the power of rejecting such measures, and are not afraid of a collision. We would entreat the Noble Duke, and those who share this puerile dread of not appearing sufficiently independent, to adopt a wiser and really more manly policy. What if the people were irritated at the course pursued by the Peers last year, and .in their despair of the two Houses acting harmoniously together began to inquire into the utility of the Peers ? To avoid doing that which is just and proper, because it may have been demanded in language not the most courteous and con ciliating, is not displaying true greatness of mind and rea l independence, but weakness. Artful men, who wish to practise on persons of slender understanding, and gain them to their purposes, aware that it is characteristic of such persons to dread of all things least they should be thought to have no will of their own, gene rally propose to them to do the reverse of what they wish, when to evince their independence they fall into the snare prepared for them. A man of a strong mind looks steadily at every question, and his decision is not govefted by such extrinsic considerations as the fear of what may be thought of him, if he do what has been demanded in a manner displeasing to him. The Peers may see that there is really, at present, no dis position in the country to embark in extensive organic reforms. The people are prosperous and wish to make the most of the blessings within their reach. Above all things, they are unwilling to hazard the continuance of the good they enjoy by unnecessary agitation—and they would therefore be content with such practical ameliorations in our institutions as circumstonces de mand. The surest way to keep the people in this temper, is cautiously to avoid all such extreme courses, as the injudicious advisers of the Peers incline to recommend to them, merely to prove that they are not afraid of collision. For the sake of the nation, as well as for their own sakes, we implore the Peers to lend a deaf ear to such treacherous counsel. It is for their interest not to force on the people the reflection that they do nor sympathise with them. The power which, in our times, is not founded on public opinion, is like a house which has its foundation on sand. It is a dangerous speculation to endeavour to ascertain the measure of the patience of a people. Nothing is more certain than that every occasion fur nished to the people of dissatisfaction with the con duct of the Peers, diminishes their reverence for that branch of the Legislature ; and that which no man may dream of now, may, by means of repeated discus sions, become familiar to the public mind. We there fore, once more, wish to impress on the Lords to be ware of extreme courses, and above all to beware of the folly of deciding against the wishes of the nation merely to display their independence.—Morning Chronicle. If report is to be credited, that part of the speech of the Duke of Beaufort, at the dinner in Covent-garden Theatre, on Wednesday night, in which he alluded to the probality of a collision between the two Houses, had reference to a foregone conclusion on the part of the Tory faction, to throw out or destroy the liberal measures which have now found their way to the Upper House. It seems their Lordships arc bent on enacting the part of " Destructives." The Irish Bills are condemned, and in due time the public will be made acquainted with the sentence. In the mean time their Lordships are not idle. Last night the English Corporation Amendment Bill, instead of being publicly and honestly discussed by their Lordships in Committee, was sent to 66 a Committee up stairs," on the motion of Lord Lyndhurst, a select junto of Noble Undertakers having been nominated by that most patriotic Peer. We do not doubt that their Lordships will make short work of this, and of every other popular measure they can lay their destructive hands on. They would fain undo the Corporation Act itself, but this is a feat above their power. The Times of yesterday, the treacherous or gan of the Conservatives, prominently inserted a Lynd- Imrst-D'lsraeli epistle under the signature of . 66 A Constitutionalist," in which the Tories are told that " the least the Conservative party can do for their friends, is to take the first occasion for remedying the mistakes in the late Bill, which were partly due to some want of attention on their part." We do not doubt that Lord Lyndhurst would gladly, if he could, remedy the " mistake " of last Session in the con cession of Municipal Reform, but it is too late. Th e Tory Peers may Burke the Corporation Amendment Act in a Select Committee—they may indeed, pro tempore, do just what most pleases their fancy ; but they greatly mistake their own position if they think that these displays 'of factious designs will in any way serve them. The collision of the two Houses, which they seem so anxious to provoke, cannot long continue, and the Peers are unconsciously placing themselves, without any necessity, in a critical posi tion with regard to the country. They may rest as sured that they cannot prevail in the long run against the Commons and the people. The most reckless Member of the Upper House, and the most danger ous councillor of their Lordships, is unquestionably Lord Lyndhurst. His consequence is, of course, in creased by the difficulties in which lie may contrive to involve their Lordships. He has nothing to lose, and as their leader he occupies a space in the eye of the country. Theirs is the risk, and his the advantage. To the desperadoes of the party his daring movements will, of course, be more acceptable than the cautious tactics of Sir Robert Peel ; but a day of reckoning will come.—Morning Chronicle. As we yesterday announced, the motion for the en tire abolition 'of flogging in the British army has been rejected by a majority of 117 in the House of Com mons. After the very decided line taken by us in dis cussing this question, it is natural that we should say a few words upon the recent debate—a debate which we are perfectly convinced has terminated in a manner most unsatisfactory to the country at large. As we anticipated on Wednesday, an enemy, powerful from position, and faithless . from principle, abandoned by its customary supporters, and begging assistance from its political opponents, was the effective obstacle to the fulfilment of the public wishes. When we first took up the question on military punishments and rewards, we enumerated some of those members of the Government whose recorded votes on this question through a long course of years were falsified by their con duct since the Whigs had been in office. Among others we mentioned Sir Ronald Ferguson, and we were impudently contradicted by an evening print, which assured the public that Sir Ronald had been recently turning his attention to this subject, and that lie would be found at the day of trial fulfilling the wishes of his constituents. The day of trial came, and Sir Ronald Fcrgusson was at his post. The Gallant Officer is reported to have said, that " he was as hos tile as any man to corporal punishment, and had dis couraged it to the utmost of his power ; but when called upon to abolish it altogether, and thus to put the army in a new position, it was impossible for him to consent to any such proposition." A Government organ gives an additional sentence, which, for the in formation of the evening print, we subjoin. Sir Ronald is, then, reported to have said, that " although he wished to pay every attention to the wishes of his consti tuents, yet as a free agent he felt bound to express his opinion on the subject. He had no hesitation in saying, that from his experience in the army it was impossible to do without some system of corporal punishment. As a flat contradiction had been given to us on a mat- THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1836. ter of fact, we owe it to our readers to show by incon trovertible evidence that we have not, either from in caution or design, mis-stated a public matter. The de bate of Wednesday night was distinguished by one remarkable feature—namely, that on a popular ques tion more calmness and self-restraint were evinced in the speeches of the popular advocates than in those of the Ministerial speakers. The restlessness of apostacy, and the recklessness of power, disturbed the temper and inflamed the minds of the men who were plead ing against the recorded opinions of their party. In the way of argument it is not likely that much can be ex tracted from speeches so delivered. But, as one or two points elicited a cheer from those who came to decide without debating, it may be proper to notice them. As our remarks, however, will occupy more space than we can find in this day's paper, we defer the insertion of them till to-morrow.—Times. Let it not be supposed that because the present House of Commons has declared itself in favour of corporal punishments in the army, that the question is set at rest; on the contrary, the discussion - and division on Major Faucourt's motion have roused the, feelings of the country to even a greater degreee ,of excitement than hitherto existed, nor is it possible to allay those feelings but by the utter abolition of 'the savage sys tem. The Ministry, in opposing the motion, has, we are sorry to observe, lost a large share of the confi dence which the country hitherto so implicitly reposed in it, and this is the more to be regretted, because on the eve, as we probably are, of a general election, some Tories may take advantage of the strong national feel ing which exists in reference to this question, and by pledging themselves to vote for the abolition of flog ging, may be preferred to soi-disant Liberals who have arranged themselves in favour of its • continuance. The discussion was again renewed last night in the House of Commons, on the bringing up of' the Re port of the Mutiny Bill : but there was nothing origi nal in argument urged on either side. The opponents of flogging, however, amongst whom we may men tion Messrs. O'Connell, Duncombe, &c., poured forth a just, indignant, impassioned, and irresistible tide of eloquence against this worse than brutal mode of punishment. There was nothing original in argument put forth on either side in the renewed debate ; but Mr. T. Duncombe stated a fact in reference to' the manner in which the infliction is occasionally aggra vated, which is not generally known to the public. This is the prolonging the time occupied in the pu nishment by allowing a minute or half a minute to elapse between every stroke of the lash, so that in this manner fifty lashes might be attended with as much torture as 500 applied in a shorter space of time. This, it is probable, was contemplated by those members who, as a matter of extraordinary liberality, were willing to limit the number of lashes 'to 200, which would leave the severity of the punishment solely at the discretion of the commanding officer, to whose discretion the privilege of fixing the time is entrusted. But why dwell on the exposure of bar barities, which need but be known to arouse the most determined opposition of every man having a particle of justice, humanity, or self-respect in his composi tion ? We appeal from the House of Commons to society—to the British community ; from the repre sentatives of the people to the people themselves. The proposition of Mr. Lennard that flogging in the British army be abolished, except in time of war, was rejected by a majority of 73—the numbers being, for the resolution 62, against it 135.—Morn. Advertiser. We have devoted a considerable space of our paper of this day to a report of the proceedings at the anni versary festival of the Conservative Association of the city of London, which took place yesterday in Covent- Garden Theatre. And never, we will venture to say, was a public meeting held in this metropolis which better deserved an ample record than that to which Re now triumphantly refer. One spirit evidently pervaded this magnificent and powerful assembly—the spirit of reverence and affection for the Church, the Throne, and the Constitution of Great Britain—of reverence and affection which, if not unclouded by anxiety, is unde based by timidity or alarm. The determination to do what conscience and honour demand, to be just and fear not, to act as if the institutions which are held to he worthy of veneration and attachment must also be worthy of a vigorous and manly defence against the dangers which assail them, was never inculcated more forcibly than at the meeting of yesterday, nor ever, we rejoice to say, inculcated upon an audience bet ter prepared for its reception. That audience consisted of upwards of a thousand of the citizens of London, comprehending a vast majority of those who in their various spheres of active commercial life are most dis tinguished for respectability, integrity, and intelligence. It was the city of London as it really is, and not as it is represented by the impostors and empirics who, in Common Councils and in Common Halls, dishonour and degrade the commercial metropolis of England, by fraudulently pretending to speak in its name. The voice sent forth from this majestic assembly, as it wa well and properly termed by one of the eloquen t speakers who addressed it, is a voice that ought to resound from the remotest corner of the land, which ought to pervade our Palaces, our Parliaments, our Temples, and our Courts, which ought to penetrate even to the hearth of the poorest cottage'that affords its humble shelter to one honest and loyal Englishman. It is a voice which proclaims, in accents loud and clear, that for the Conservatives of Great Britain and Ireland there is no cause of dismay—that in their hands the ark of the Constitution may be protected from every danger—and that to confound and disperse the enemies who menace it on all sides, nothing more is required than that the Conservative body should dis play a degree of zeal, activity, and resolution pro portioned to its inherent and abiding power. To ad vert in detail to the proceedings of this important day is a gratification in which time and space will not per mit us to indulge. But we cannot refrain from direct ing special attention to the terms in which the toast of " The Duke of Wellington and the House of Lords" was given by the able and eloquent chairman, and to the manner in which it was received by an as sembly consisting, we emphatically repeat, of a thou sand of the first merchants, bankers, and traders of the city of London. And yet the independence of the House of Lords is threatened if that noble assem bly shall venture to exercise freely the powers which the Constitution has entrusted to it, and fail in obe dicnt submission to the wisdom and the will of Messrs. Grote, Pattison, Crawford, and Wood, and of the persons who elected them by an inconsiderable majority. Talk of representation truly. Who, we beg to ask, really represents the thousand mer chants, bankers, and principal traders of the city of London, that were yesterday assembled in Covent garden Theatre ? Who truly represents the four or five thousand respectable citizens of London that voted at the general election for Messrs. Lyall, Ward, and Wilson ? It cannot be pretended that either of these classes is represented at all in the Legislative Councils of their country, unless it be by the House of Lords. The House of Lords, then, is not an iso lated nor is it an irresponsible body. How warm and lively a sy mpathy subsists at this moment between the House of Lords and the best part—we say fearlessly the best, and honestest, and wisest, as well as the most influential and powerful part—of the people of this country, let the acclamations with which the toast in honour of that august assembly was received by the splendid meeting of yesterday proclaim to the world. And how stupid and senseless must those men be, how utterly ignorant and incapable of all the feelings which lay at the very root of whatever is free, and generous, and noble in human institutions, who believe that a body of Nobles thus linked in the strong bonds of sympathy, with the most worthy of their fellow -countrymen, can be free from real, sub stantial) conscious, and overruling responsibility ? Would i t , in the opinion of these ignorant politicians, of these perverse and malignant judges of human nature, have been nothing to the House of Lords, that, instead of the fervent and enthusiastic acclama tions which burst forth spontaneously from every part of the assembly of yesterday, on the mention of that assembly, a dreary and chilling silence had prevailed ? It would seem to be essential to the idea of irrespon sibility that men should possess nothing which they highly value, and of which other men have the power to deprive them. But is there any doubt that the House of Lords enjoys the confidence and affec tion, or that it may rely in any corlceilmble emer gency, other than that of a failure in its duty to the State, upon the firm, resolute, and unbending support; of the most intelligent, wealthy, and power ful portion of the British• people ? Is there any doubt either that the House of Lords knows how to value the esteem and affection of their countrymen, and the security and the power which those feelings can confer ? Away, then, with the non sense of the House of Lords hem°. ° irresponsible. It is to th e f u ll as muc h responsible as the House of Commons. Its Members have to answer for their public conduct under a much severer penalty than the Members of the House of Cemmous, and to answer to a much higher and better-instructed class of judges. From this responsibility the House of Lords will not shrink. It will discharge its duty to the State with moderation, calmness, and dignity, in the full and free exercise of all the powers with which the Constitution has entrusted it, for the benefit of the community ; and it will thus insure the perpetuity of these feelings of veneration and attachment on the part of the sober and reflecting, the respectable and loyal people of England, which the City Conservative Association so enthusiastically proclaimed.—Morn. Post of yesterday. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S. - - - TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES, T.P. (TUESDAY NEXT.) 11 to 10 on Ld Jersey's Bro. to Nell Gwynne-6 to 5 taken 3 to 1 agst Lord Lichfield's Elis—offered 6 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Muezzin—taken 8 to 1 agst Duke of Grafton's Calmuck—offered 10 to 1 agst Mr. Robinson's Whaley—offered THE PORTLAND HANDICAP, P.P. (WEDNESDAY NEXT.) 4 to:1 agst Mr. Etwall's Revenge—taken 9 to 2 agst Mr. Cooke's Sheet Anchor—offered 11 to 2 agst Mr. Sowerby's Rioter—offered 6 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Birdlime—taken 6 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Hornsca—taken 8 to 1 agst Mr. S. Stanley's Tiber—taken THE DERBY. 4 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Bro. to Nell Gwynne—take 9 to 2 7 to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdale's lot—offered 7 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Ebberston—taken 9 to 1 agst Mr. E. Peel's The Mummy—offered 16 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Sepoy—taken 16 to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdalc's Bro. to Bamfylde—taken 18 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Muezzin—taken 1,000 to S 0 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Brother to St. Giles—taken 600 to 400, 550 to 400, and 275 to 200 betted on the first six against the field ; and 6 to 4 on Brother to Nell Gwynn° agst Eb berston. OAKS. 6 to 1 agst Lord Wilton's Grenada—offered 7 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Toga— offered 10 to 1 agst Mr. Walker's Emineh—take 12 to 1 10 to 1 agst Mr. Dawson's Fair Jane-12 to 1 taken 10 to 1 agst Mr. Allen's Promise—offered • 11 to 1 agst Mr. Armitage's Vesper—taken 14 to 1 agst Mr. Houldsworth's Destiny—offered 12 to 1 against Fair Jane, 12 to 1 against'Emlneh, and 13 to 1 against Destiny, taken in one bet twice over; and afterwards 12 to 1 about each in one bet. Fair Jane and Vesper are on the road. BATH SPRING RACES- WEDNESDAY . A Match for 100 soya., h. ft. One mile.-Sir L. Glyn's ch. c. Recruit, by the Colonel, out of Galates, 3 yrs, 9st. 71b., received forfeit from Captain H. Whalley's b. f. by Sir Peter Lely, out of Memphis, 2 yrs, 7st. The Lansdowne Trial Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft.., for horses that have never won (matches excepted) ; three yrs old, 754. 51b.; four, Bst. 101 b. ; five, 2st. llb. ; six, 9st. 51b. ; and aged, 9st. 71b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b. One mile and a quarter. 14 Subs. Sir L. Glyn's Recruit, 3 yrs Mr. Houldsworth's Felix, 4 yrs 2 Mr. Sadler's ch. c. Brother to Delight, 3 yrs ... The following were not placed :-Mr. Codrington na Spring, 3 yrs ; Mr. Peel na. Doctor Slop, 3 yrs ; Mr. J. Day's ch. f. by Velocipede, out of Zuleika, 4 yrs ; Captain Blathwayte na. Barna cles, 3 yrs ; and Mr. Henderson's b. c. by Cardinal Puff, dam Dis cord.-Betting-6 to 4 agst Felix, (taken) ; 2to 1 agst Recruit (taken) ;sto 4 agst any other. Won easy. The Weston Stakes of 30 sovs. each, h. ft., for two yrs old ; colts, 7st. 101 b. ; fillies, 7st. 61b. ; half-bred horses allowed 51b. ; those got by untried horses, or out of untried mares, allowed 31b. ; if both, 51b. The straight half-mile. Captain Williamson's b. c. by Longwaist Mr. E. V. Fox's Doncaster Hon. S. Herbert's Bulbridge Mr. Hervey's b. c. by Wrangler 4 Betting-2 to 1 agst Doncaster ;2to 1 agst Bulbridge ;sto 2 agst the winner. The Bath Stakes (Handicap) of 20 sovs. each, h. ft , with 20 added. One mile and a half and a distance. 11 Subs., five of whom paid only 5 sovs. each. Sir L. Glyn's Recruit, 3 yrs, 6st. 61b Mr. Houldsworth's Felix, 4 yrs, 7st. 71b Mr. Bristow's Sambo, 4 yrs, 7st. 81b Betting-2 to lon the winner. Wen easy. The Ladies' Silver Cup value 30 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each, for horses not thorough-bred ; four yrs old, 9st. 71b ; five, lOst. 71b ; six, Ilst. 21b ; aged, Ilst. 71b ; mares and geld ings allowed 31b ; horses having won the value of 50/. (matches excepted) to carry 101 b. extra. Gentlemen riders. Mile and a half and a distance. 11 Subs. Mr. Hobson's Challenger, 4 yrs Mr. Codrington's Ultimus, aged 2 Mr. Knatchbull na. Woodman, 3 yrs 3 Mr. Blathwayte na. b. g. Lofty, aged The following were not placed :--Sir L. Glyn na. Bilberry, aged; Mr. Blathwayte ns. Bessy, 4 yrs; and Mr. Barrow ita. br. g. Counsellor, 5 yrs. Betting-6 to 4on the winner. Won by a neck. A Sweepstakes of 15 sovs. each, 5 ft., for horses of all denomina tions ; thorough-bred horses to carry 101 b. extra ; three yrs, 94t. 71b. ; four, 1 Ist. 31b. ; five, list. 91b. ; six, 12st. 21b. ; aged 12st. 51b. The last half-mile. Gentlemen riders. Mr. Hobson's Challenger 4 yrs: Mr. Houldsworth na. Caliph, 4 yrs Captain Williamson's Bittern, aged 8 PHENIX PARK GARRISON RACES. Sweepstakes of 3 sons each, weight for age. One mile ac: ors the flat. Captain Richardson's Deceiver Mr. Ironside's Gerard Don 2 Five others started. A Sweepstakes of 4 sovs. each, one mile heats, weights for age, were won by Mr. Williamson's Diana, beating six others. A Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, four hurdle Jumps, one-and-a-half mile, conditions the same as in the first race, was won in a canter by Captain Richardson's Deceiver, beating three others. A Sweepstakes of 3 SOV3. each, added to a whip given by Cap tain Boyle, for horses under 15 hands, the property of officers, to be ridden by officers, 10st. each, one-and-a-half mile, was won easily by Mr. Elwes's Cornet, beating five others. The Scrub Stakes of 2 sovs. each, four hurdle leaps, one mile, was won by a length by 11r. Dunne's Lark, beating five others. The King's Stag Hounds will meet oa Saturday next at Salt hill. On Tuesday they had an excellent run of one hour and a half very fast, the deer being taken at Beaulieu, the seat of Lord Mon tague. The number of persons assembled to witness the meeting at Lyndhurst exceeded 1,500, including nearly twenty masters of hounds, amongst whom, in spite of old prejudice against stagging, there was but one opinion as to its having proved a most satisfac tory day's sport. PIGEON SHOOTING. GRAND MATeR FOR A SILVER VASE.-0110 of the most splendid matches that have occurred during the season came off yesterday, at the Red House Inclosure. The prize was worthy the splendid sport which was shown on the occasion. It was, in every sense of the word, the finest thing ever given in a shooting-ground, both for its intrinsic and fanciful value. The match was made as difficult as it was possible to make it, the terms being twenty-five yards, rise five traps, -charge limited to two ounces, twelve birds each. The vase was open to all England, and had been given by the gentleman who bestowed the cup at Chalk Tavern, and the goblet at the Red House. Betting was 2 to 1 on the gun, and Bloodsworth, Groom, and Taylor were taken for choice against the field. Mr. Taylor killed ten, Mr. Swayne killed ten, Mr. Bromley killed ten, Mr. Arolck killed ten : several gentlemen killed nine, amongst whom was Mr. Groom ; Mr. Bloodsworth resigned in the eighth round, killing five. There were in all thirty-five mem bers who entered, but there were many who did not fire at more than half their birds. Mr. Swaine very singularly missed his first and his twelfth birds. The time is not mentioned for the ties to be shot off. Mr. O'CONNELL.—The great Agitator," says the Hull Observer, has been among us, and on what principle does he appear to proceed ? Upon the principle of mutual co-operation among good men—upon unanimity in the best sense of the word. Out of a disturbed province he wishes to make a nation. He is desirous to heal the wounds of his country and to save Britain the cost of maintaining 30,000 troops and 5,000 police. He is anxious to sink in Ireland the too often hostile names of Catholic and Protestant, and to merge them in a common term of nationality. And if this be the object of O'Connell, can we call him anything save a herald of peace—the title by which he seems ambitious of be ing distinguished ? EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE.—On Friday evening, as the South Defiance coach was passing down Union-street, Aberdeen, on its way to the office, a bonneted countryman, who was riding up the street on a pony, by mismanagement allowed the animal to go off the track, and thrust it se lf be tween the leaders. Both man and pony went down. The leaders first, and then the wheelers passed Mr them, when they got entangled with the axletree of the coach, and were actually drawn along the road (the rider's feet remaining in the stirrups) for about twenty yards, before the horses could b e pulled up ! When the countryman and his pony were drawn out, they appeared little hurt, and when the former was asked if he had sustained any injury, he replied, " Na, I dinna maist think it—l fin' nacthing the matter wi' me !"—Aberdeen Herald. At B-It-n House, a few days ago, by special li cense, by the Rev. Matthew Squib, that well-known Tory tool the Lincolnshire Chronicle, to the Lying Boston Herald, widow. This union, like many other matrimonial alliances, was one of necessity, not choice, for the time is not long gone by when they spat at each other like dog and cat. The po verty of both has caused them to unite their purses, as the only chance of keeping the wolf from each of their doors, the draws upon the pockets of their parents having been so fre quent as to cause a good deal of grumbling. The lady is ge nerally considered to be of easy virtue, and her price not very high, though the number of her admirers is but small. The union is not yet to be fully consummated, but the lady is to reside a short time longer at Boston just to save appear ances,na- when she will join her husband. Meanwhile tlw tural son of the Stamford Bee—(who killed his imother)— willen convey messages backward and forward, slia h re r t ' s e po g usc, gen tleman and whitewash the lady, until she join soon after which they will all be transported to the land e of obli vion.—Lincoln Gazette. ASSIZE lINTELLIG ---.6.-- WESTER - N CIRCUIT—T4u ito -- ..Arr:IL - NISI PRIUSNAPIER. V. DANIEL 3 ti..,:itislp Tki E R". ' '• •,., k i This was an action brou g ht b y t rtiniiffpgainst the n ' defendants for having caused a libel otc inserted in,the Bath Herald newspaper. Mr. Thomas Milligan—Lives at Batliftijs;p - ' ofnc/ ;-* Bath Herald. Two persons called on him on ' Vie i January last ; one brought a paper. Mr. Dani e l t s, id lie tdr,... 1 had brought witness a document which he wished witness to insert in his newspaper ; it was placed in witness's hands. Said, upon reading it, that it contained passages so offen sive and libellous that he dared not insert it in its present form. Asked who was to be responsible for its contents ? Mr. Daniel replied, he was the person, and could vouch for the accuracy of the statement. The paper was then left with witness. Mr. Daniel, said it would be advisable to get the paper looked over by his solicitor. He then left witness, but returned the same - day about two or three o'clock.. Told witness he would thank him for the paper, as he thought it would be safer to submit it to his so licitor, and that he would let witness have it again the next day in the form in which it was to appear. A Paper was brought witness next morning by Welsh, who said he had brought back the paper with Mr. Daniell's solicitor's opinion at the bottom of it. The pas sages objected to had been expunged. He asked witness to look it over, which witness did, and being satisfied with the alterations, he looked at the opinion of the solicitor (Mr. Turnbull) ; witness said he presumed it was now all safe... The manuscript was then put into print. Welsh called on him ao-alin on the m o r n i ng o f th e pu bli ca ti on , an d stated that Mr. Daniell had suggested the alteration of two or three words, one was " ParliamentarY friend" instead of " constitutional friend," the application was not in time for the alterations to be made. Thought they tended rather to soften the passage. The article appeared in one news- paper. , The libel was here read. Mr. Sergeant BOMPAS then addressed the Jury for Welch, and was followed by Mr. ERLE for Daniell. The Learned BARON summed up, and the Jury found for the defendants on the first issue, and on the second issue they. found for the plaintiff—Damages .5/. CnowN COURT.—Sophia Edney was indicted for the wilful murder of her husband, John Edney, on the 2d of March last. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty, and the wretched woman was ordered for execution on Thursday. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, APRIL 15.—The funeral of the late Lord Bi shop of Ely will take place in the Cathedral at 11 o'clock to morrow morning. We understand that many of the clergy of the diocese will attend. The Very Rev, the Dean (Dr. Wood, Master of St. John's College) will read the funeral service. At the congregation on Saturday next, notice will be given to the Senate of the vacancy of the office of Public Orator by the resignation of Mr. C. Wordsworth, of Trinity College; and a day fixed for the election of a person to fill the said office. It is expected that Mr. Wordsworth on the same day, in presenting to an honorary degree, will make a farewell ad dress to the Senate. On' Wednesday last the Rev. H. H. Hughes, B. D., Fellow and Tutor of St. John's College, in this University, was pre sented by - the Master and Seniors of that Society to the rec tory of Leyham, Suffolk, vacant by the death of the Rev. Wm. Walker. - The following gentlemen of Trinity College were yesterday elected Scholars of that society :—C. M. Phillips, Thacker, Sadler, Stooks, Sykes, Blake, Maitland, Hodgkinson ' Howson, Grant, Barton, J. A. Frere, Heath, Gregory. Vaughan, Edlestone, Pollard, ten., Hardcastle. Messrs. Murray, Fisher, and Stedman, are Westminster Scholars. The designs for the enlargement of the University library have been deposited in the library for the inspection of Mem bers of the Senate. Meetings of the Cambridge Philosophical society for the present term :—Monday, April 18 ; Monday, Ally 2 ; Mon day, May 16. WlGTowN.—Judging from the number of recent commitments to the gaol of Wig-town, we fear that crime .is not much on the decrease in that part of the country. No fewer than eight men and one woman have been incarcerated in that prison within the last month or so. Notwithstanding all precaution, the prisoners had the hardihood to attempt au escape on Wednesday evening last. It appears that five of those confined on the second story, had possessed themselves of several small pieces of iron, and with these they began to pick the lime from the walls to loosen the stones, and they had proceeded so far as to make a considerable hole in the wall, when they were fortunately discovered. The guard gave the alarm by ringing the bells, while the prisoners kept bawling out at the top of their voices, " Fire, fire," to keep up the deception. Almost instantly the gaol was surrounded by hosts of the inhabitants, whom the bells roused from sleep. Foiled in their attempts, the wretches now became despe rate. They wrenched off the supports of their beds, which they applied in battering-ram fashion to the walls, with a determination which induced the authorities to cause a bat tery of huge grey stone to be erected against the wall, the more effectually to prevent their escape. —Du/Vries Courier. FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR. GODWlN,—Yes terday afternoon, at a little past one o'clock, the mortal , remains of this venerable man were conveyed from his Chambers, at the Exchequer Office, Whitehall-yard, to the old church of St. Pancras, in St. Pancras'-road. In the burial-ground of this church is interred the celebrated Mary Wolstoneeroft, the first wife of Mr. Godwin, and authoress of an " Answer to Burke on the French Revolution" --." Vindication of the Rights of Women"—" Thoughts on the Education of Daughters," and other works. Strange to say, although nearly 4o years have elapsed since the death of Mrs. Godwin, her coffin was fuund in a state of nearly perfect preservation. Mr. Godwin was buried in the same grave. The chief mourner was young Shelley, son of Shelley the poet, by Mrs. Shelley, who is the only daughter of Mr. Godwin by Mary \Volstonecroft. Amongst the mourners were Trclawney, the author of the " Adventures of a yOunger Son ;" Thomas Campbell, the author of the " Pleasures of Hope ;" Kenny, the dramatist ; Dr. Uwins, and Mr. Caunter, by all of whom the deceased was most sincerely respected. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, APRIL 15.-- The demand for Cotton continues to be only to a moderate ex- To-day's sales 1,500 bags, without change in prices. A most violent storm of thunder and lightning, attended with hail and rain, took place at Gainsbro' last Thursday; at Blyton, a village within six miles, a man was severely burnt by the electric fluid, and at Wharlton, another village, between Blyton and Gainsbro', the cupola, or dove cote part of a barn was knocked down, with much other da mage.—Lincoln Gazette. IRISH STEAM.—The Dublin Evening Post has taken the field vigorously in behalf of the iniquitous attempts of the Irish steam-boat proprietors to procure, by Act of Par liament, certain rights and privileges which are utterly incom patible with justice to all others embarked in the same line of business. With a boldness of front altogether national, our Dublin Contemporary speaks as if the Scottish steam-boat proprietors were in possession of peculiar privileges, and that their opposition to the Dublin Steam Packet Company's Bill arose from a wish to keep, from their Irish rivals, certain le gislative benefits which themselves enjoyed. This is a gross mystification of the question, for the Clyde steam-boat pro prietors possess no privileges which arc not common to all his Majesty's subjects —Greenock Advertiser. DEATH FROM DRINKING.—On Sunday morn ing, an old woman residing in Lauriston-street, met her death in a very distressing manner. She was seen about one o'clock in the morning a little intoxicated, and about twelve at noon, the policeman on the station perceiving the window shutters of her house unopened, began to examine the premises, and having procured access to the house, found the old woman lying dead on the floor, her clothes entirely consumed, and her body presenting the most shocking appearance. The unhappy woman was much addicted to smoking ; and it is supposed that some ashes from her pipe had fallen upon her clothes, and produced the above dreadful catastrophe .— Edinburyh Courant. CAPITAL PUNISHMENTS.—Ort Saturday a meet ing was held in the Hopetown-rooms, Edinburgh, to promote the abolition of punishment by death. A series of resolutions condemnatory of the punishment of death under any circum stances, and an Address to his Majesty, with petitions to both Houses of Parliament founded on them, were adopted unani mously. ------,- We have abstained from remarking on the gross partiality of Ministers in appointing to the municipal benches, because it has been but too much practised by all parties, and was only to be expected from the connivers at seat-selling and the manufacturers of fagot-votes.--Liverpool Courier.—[Wc cannot understand how partiality could have " been practised by all parties," and yet "to be expected" only from one. This is rare logic, and can be matched only by the self-denying vir tue of the public Conservative who abstains "from remarking on the gross partiality of Ministers."] EMIGRATION.—Ors Wednesday, the American ship Louisa left St. Katherine's Docks for New York, with upwards of 100 p a ss en g e rs on board, principally agricultural labourers and small farmers, with their wives and families, from Berks, Norfolk, Essex, and other counties, who intend. bound to New Y or k, settling in America. The Gladiato r was hauled out of the same dock last week with 150 emigrants, among whom were many whose had LascsoaragLe cwhaas paid tl by the _ s hip s which -rie A t i i l 7 e n ii 7 b a . i and ' Phil.a4elprEaa, with e emi country parishes toThe g A r m a l e l trsi,ealriv will also ct Nearly all em igrating to Canada, by way of New York and sail for erica in a . few days. the berths are engaged for farmers, agricultural labourers, and Gratitude, To N ro a n p t i o e , r, all C l e a Y r i° ge n' sh P ip o s, 0 Britain, lt S .n t e Te G s. reat The a nd theit:litiet,shmicite Caroline, rd , have sailed from the London Docks during the last week. . _ 6(l S 4:a u ue : ltle o t sel l and i k eef , roairai N eiii ‘ , K wi doe Montreal yot t rc , oea tr a ak n le. d ,; also aa Tnn ddh et jyhcarriedoewsleiipoliiii all out t, co aTr l a reir r ic g w e i 'The} were full of passengers, mostly from Norfolk, Essex, ' i l ‘ l m le er ti i d ca e ohfaesmsiegtrait nica:trtNorth are soaust cargoes.ei(r B en nett, loadingnTatt: emigrants. d. r e during the present season, o o n t g l l e y United States and British' and fresh parties of country people, who arc una bl e to profit ablefind.. e m pl oyment in the agricultural distr i cts , are al-living daily in London for the purpose of securing passag es. Se veral ship s are fi n i ng out for New South \Vales and Van Diemen's Land.